SINGAPORE — The stock of Singapore Airlines soared Monday after the city-state announced it was in talks with Australia to create an air travel bubble. After surging as much as 8.49 percent earlier in the day, Singapore Airlines shares were up 5.47 percent in afternoon trade. SATS, a subsidiary company that offers in-flight catering, was up 3.43 percent, while SIA …

The Hong Kong and Singapore governments are continuing negotiations about a quarantine-free travel bubble between the two cities that was postponed last year after a surge in Covid-19 cases occurred in Hong Kong. There are close discussions in Singapore and Hong Kong on the Air Travel Bubble. When we are ready, we will announce more information,’ says Daniel Ng, Director …

SINGAPORE — On Thursday, Singapore Airlines announced a net loss for the October-December quarter of 142 million Singapore dollars ($106 million), marking the company’s fourth consecutive quarterly loss as the coronavirus pandemic struck the global air travel industry. The result is comparable to a net profit of SG$315 million in the same period a year earlier. But the loss for …

SINGAPORE: Qualified staff members of Singapore Airlines (SIA) will begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at Changi Airport Terminal 4 on Wednesday (January 13) as part of a vaccination campaign for some aviation employees. Singapore-based staff members who are already on the rostered routine testing programme are available for the vaccine, a SIA spokesperson said on Tuesday. These include cabin crew, …

The Aviation Institute of Singapore called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to consider a structure for travel bubbles in Southeast Asia. “While the Covid-19 pandemic has decimated the global aviation industry, the ten Southeast Asian countries comprising [ASEAN] have experienced declines in passenger traffic that have been much sharper than the global and Asia-Pacific averages,” says a …

There are three airlines that have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Transportation for violating health protocols in their operations. The three airlines have violated the rules stipulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Transportation Number PM 56 Year 2020 Amendments to the Regulation of the Minister of Transportation Number PM 78 Year 2017 concerning Imposition of Administrative Sanctions …

Citilink Airlines received a sanction from the West Kalimantan Transportation Agency for carrying a passenger who tested positive for COVID-19 on the Jakarta-Pontianak flight route. Citilink is prohibited from carrying passengers from outside the area for 10 days on the Jakarta-Pontianak route from September 19, 2020. The airline has violated article 8 paragraph 5 of Governor Regulation Number 110 of …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Airlines and Japanese Airlines are set to launch a joint partnership on July 25, 2020, where the two airliner will cooperate commercially on flights between Malaysia and Japan According to the joint statement released, This initiative will enable both airlines to enhance their capabilities and leverage on each other’s strengths. With the Japanese’ precision in service …

Passengers who want to travel by air are required to attach the health results of a rapid test or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the midst of the implementation of the new normal during the Covid-19 pandemic. Seeing this, Lion Air Group now offers special rapid test services for prospective its airline passengers, including Lion Air, Wings Air, Batik Air. …

A passenger who flew from Soekarno Hatta Airport to Domine Edward Sorong Airport, on Saturday 27 June 2020, was confirmed positive for Covid-19. The person was a passenger of the Garuda Indonesia airline with flight number GA 682. Respond to that issue, PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, Sorong branch, claimed did not know that there was GA 682 passenger arriving …